Data Interpretation Ques 1

Directions: The following pie charts show the percentage distribution of the sales of an educational magazine in seven different cities - B, H, T, P, R, G and $K-$ in the years 2016 and 2017 respectively. Consider the following pie-charts carefully and answer the questions given below:

Total number of magazines sold in $2016=87600$

Total number of magazines sold in $2017=96900$

What is the difference between the number of magazines sold in city B in 2016 and that in 2017 ?

(1) 930

(2) 980

(3) 990

(4) 984

(5) 904

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Correct Answer: 1.(4)

Solution: (4) Number of magazines sold in city $B$ in :

Year $2016 \Rightarrow 87600 \times \frac{21}{100}$

$=18396$

Year $2017 \Rightarrow \frac{96900 \times 20}{100}$

$=19380$

Required difference

$=19380-18396=984$